Dozens of residents from Buol Regency, Central Sulawesi staged a land occupation on a 149-hectare plot of land that they say has been illegally occupied and planted with oil palms by the company PT. Hardaya Inti Plantation.
- People of Buol
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05 February 2026
Puluhan warga dari Kab. Buol, Sulawesi Tengah melakukan aksi pendudukan lahan sawit. Lahan seluas 149 hektar ini selama belasan tahun dikuasai dan ditanami sawit oleh PT. Hardaya Inti Plantation.
- Masyarakat Buol
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05 February 2026
Local communities have been protesting against the company’s operations for more than a decade.
- REDD-Monitor
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04 February 2026
Selon les conclusions validées par les autorités, sur une superficie initiale de 13 954 hectares, 5 119,92 hectares demeurent exploités par la Socapalm ; 8 834,08 hectares ont été restitués à l'État du Cameroun.
- La Voix du Koat
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03 February 2026
Au Cameroun, les riveraines de la Socapalm Edéa se disent "écoutées" par des représentants de l'administration territoriale
- Equinoxe TV
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03 February 2026
Esta semana comienzó la marcha a Lago Escondido y la columna de montaña “Juana Azurduy” arrancó su recorrido. La movilización tiene como objetivo denunciar la apropiación de un espejo de agua por el magnate inglés Joe Lewis.
- Periodismo de la Izquierda
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03 February 2026
Australia’s River Capital will invest more than $80 million in a 30,000 hectare eucalyptus plantation project in the Tiwi Islands that is set to become one of the country’s largest nature-based carbon ventures.
For land-based investments, the Patria Latam Reforest Fund I from Pátria Investimentos and the Amazon Reforestation Fund II from Mombak will each receive as much as 500 million reais from BNDESPar.
- New Private Markets
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03 February 2026
UK-based Brown&Co is trying to sell a large-scale 44,000 ha cattle farm in the Paraguayan Chaco, “La Huella” it acquired in 2008.
- Mexico Business
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02 February 2026
The investment arm of Ikea’s parent company says it does not want to be seen as a carbon trader, as it storms ahead with farmland purchases despite resistance from local communities.
- NZ Herald
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01 February 2026
Foreign investors increased their holdings of property, now owning nearly 46 million acres of farmland throughout the US. This accounts for 3.6% of all agricultural acres and 2% of all land in the United States.
« Les hectares de terres dites cultivables et rétrocédées aux communautés à travers l’État ne sont que des espaces de plantations de palmiers à huile des anciens cadres de la Socapalm, qui exploitent ces plantations, en livrant leurs productions à la Socapalm », précise Emmanuel Elong de la SYNAPARCAM à Mongabay
En la actualidad hay 214 colonias menonitas en nueve países de América Latina, entre ellos Argentina, Belice, Bolivia, Colombia, México, Perú y Paraguay. Se dedican a los monocultivos de soya, maíz, arroz y frijol con alta tecnología y el uso de pesticidas que contaminan los ríos
- Colombia Informa
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29 January 2026
A Sydney-based forestry giant is selling a 5485ha portfolio, which is set to be harvested and then transitioned to agricultural use for an incoming buyer.
- Weekly Times
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29 January 2026
Shareholders of the Agro-Region group, which consists of nine companies and is one of Ukraine’s largest agricultural holdings, finalized the sale of 100% of the company to Andriy Verevsky’s Enselco group.
A study by the LinkAR Borneo research team has found that the expansion of oil palm plantations operated by PT Equator Sumber Rezeki has caused extensive environmental damage and triggered social conflict in the conservation corridor connecting Betung Kerihun National Park and Danau Sentarum National Park.
- Tanah Air
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29 January 2026
Once a thriving agricultural hub in Pujan district southern Sierra Leone, Malen chiefdom has become a symbol of resistance and resilience particularly for women whose life were upended in March 2011.
"Not only are they taking over our ancestral lands, they are expanding or replanting palm trees everywhere without leaving us a small space of land to even plant cassava to survive for our families," a woman from Dehane village says.
- The Guardian Post
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27 January 2026
New Hampshire-based Conservation Resources has teamed up with Dutch asset manager Achmea Investment Management on a farmland investment fund, Conservation Resources Farmland II, its second North American farmland fund
As Cameroon continues to promote agro-industrial growth, the Edéa situation raises a pressing question: Can development be justified when communities that feed the nation are systematically denied the land they need?
- Newsupfront
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27 January 2026
Instead of halting the food estate project, which has repeatedly proved a failure, the government is using all possible means—from tinkering with the regulations to deploying troops—to ensure the success of one of President Prabowo’s flagship projects.
Tensions are rising in Uzbekistan's Andijan region: farmers say they are being coerced into "voluntarily" handing over their land to local authorities. Many believe the plots will subsequently be given to Chinese investors
The projects backed by global energy trader Trafigura include a restoration project in Malawi totalling over 550,000 hectares that has one of the largest native species nurseries in Africa, and an agroforestry plan to restore degraded land in Zambia that will involve 45,000 farmers
Brisbane-headquartered CPC now adds a substantial sheep flock to the roughly 300,000 head of cattle carrying capacity it now has across more than nine properties, covering more than 3.2 million hectares of Australia.
Interested buyers for the company with beef, sheep and crop farms on 28 pastoral businesses across 4.4 million hectares include Canadian pension funds, US-based institutional investors and institutional investors from continental Europe and high net worth investors.
- The Australian
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26 January 2026
Face aux opérations d’extension et de replanting engagées par l’agro-industrie filiale du groupe Socfin, les communautés Apouh, Koukoue, Dehane et Ongue sollicitent l’arbitrage de l’Etat pour un espace vital, selon les medias camerounais
- Green Lines 237
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25 January 2026
Secrétaire générale de la Société camerounaise de palmeraies (Socapalm) Germain Jules Kamta réagit au mouvement d’humeur des femmes de l’Afrise dans les plantations de la Socapalm d’Apouh a Ngog du 23 janvier 2026.
- La Rédaction du Cameroun
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25 January 2026
Equinoxe TV est sur le terrain quand des riverains de la Socapalm, qui depuis des années reclament un espace vital, sont interdits d'aller dans ce qu'ils considèrent comme leurs champs
Réunies au sein de l’association Afrise, elle ont manifesté leur colère en brandissant des pancartes, vendredi 23 janvier 2026 à Edéa. La Socapalm réagit.
- Douala Today
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24 January 2026
Al Dahra officials are visiting several provinces in search of land up to 10,000 hectares with abundant water for irrigation, improved access, and electricity for project implementation.
- Africa Press
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24 January 2026